My phone pinged last night, and my heart sank.

It was a message from our friend Tom Fritz of Titus, Alabama.

Tom is the husband who has been transforming a school bus into a pink home on wheels so he could take his wife, Jo Jo, through Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for cancer events.

For 50-year-old Jo Jo, the journey was meant to be a chance to say goodbye to friends while continuing to raise awareness in the fight against cancer.

Twelve months ago, doctors gave Jo Jo 18 months to live after she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast c*ncer.

She fought hard through treatment, and together, she and Tom created a plan called “Where’s Jo Jo? The Pink Bus Journey of a Lifetime,” with 21 stops planned across 31 days in October.

Just weeks ago, Jo Jo was feeling great. Tom was working on the bus, and Jo Jo was helping wherever she could.

Then everything changed.

“Jo Jo had a reaction to her chemo last Thursday,” Tom told me.

“There are toxins in Jo Jo’s blood, and she’s suffered a big setback.”

Doctors have now placed Jo Jo in home hospice and told the family she may have only days to weeks left.

The news has devastated everyone around her.

“There are 23 people at the house right now surrounding Jo Jo,” Tom said.

He hopes people will leave messages for Jo Jo that the family can read to her.

Tom still hopes his wife will somehow make a comeback. He wants nothing more than for her to live forever.

But he isn’t sure he can continue the Pink Bus Tour if Jo Jo passes before October.

“I’m just not sure I can get through it,” he whispered.

For now, the bus, the tour, and all the plans have been put aside.

Tom isn’t thinking about traveling across the Southeast right now.

He’s thinking about loving his wife, holding her close, and comforting her through what may be the hardest days of their lives.

Tom says he welcomes your prayers for Jo Jo and their family.